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1The Graduate School,2College of Science and Research Cluster for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España Manila, 1015 Philippines;3Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsr. 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

New combinations with the genus Rothmannia forthree former Gardenia species are proposed: R.lagunensisR. merrillii and R. negrosensis.Neotypes are designated for R. lagunensis and R.negrosensis, while R. merrillii is lectotypified.With these three taxa Rothmannia is now established also for thePhilippine archipelago.